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Author: Toni H

I have a variety of interests that I do not keep up with. I use my websites/blogs for some of those. My favorite is that I teach English as a Second Language to adults, as a volunteer. Fantastic! Highly recommended. I have no training or experience in teaching. It is a challenge for all of us as a class. We struggle together. It's big fun. The students are dedicated and enthusiastic. So easy to change a life.
I spend a LOT of time with WordPress, I have several websites on 2 MultiSite installs using WP.org. I experiment a lot with them. And then accidentally decimate them on occasion. Less so now. The consequences are too great now. Update: still destroying sites.
History, Photography, Art History, Languages, Foriegn Literature, Culture, News, International Affairs, Star Trek TOS, Godzilla, Real Sci and Sci-fi, Sew, Knit, Read, Draw, Photos, Fine Arts, Opera, Charleton Heston, Christain Bale films, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Hours on devices and computers.
I have and adore mini dachshunds. The peak of my pet world was when I had 4 minis and a cat that mocked them.

The United States of America was not founded as a fearful and insular nation to be put above all others ~ me Our democracy is “A Grand Experiment”, based on lofty ideals of equality, opportunity, justice, inclusion, and tolerance. One the world has watched since its revolutionary inception. What we as the United States of… Read More Trump vs American Exceptionalism – edited

Totalitarianism continues to permeate my thoughts. The spectre of fascism seems far-fetched, but I each time I see historically based facets of it come to pass I wonder if this is how it begins. Daily reminders as we approach the inauguration of Donald Trump. I’ve watched the political ascension of president elect Donald Trump with dispair because of ease… Read More ‘Route to Tyranny’: Human Rights Watch Lists Trump as a ‘Threat’

The essence of the greater issue is: “…the existential crisis Trump’s elevation poses to our faltering democracy” – quote taken from “Democratics Should follow John Lewis` lead” by Michelle Goldberg, Slate Magazine. The details of the exchange are the video above and Trump’s responses quoted below. I disagree with both men, only in part with… Read More John Lewis vs Trump

A National Treasure: Joe Medicine Crow, PhD., war chief, historian, and the last link to the Battle of Little Big Horn. He lived on the Crow Reservation in Lodge Grass, Montana, until his death on April 3, 2016. Epic: World War II veteran, he had always gone into battle wearing war paint beneath his military uniform… Read More Chief Joseph Medicine Crow-High Bird, last link to the 19th century

What’s “Alt-Right” you now may ask? Better learn fast. Let’s start with an article. Posting this article again in light of Donald Trump’s appointment of Stephen Bannon as cheif strategist and senior adviser. Brietbart executive, Alt-Right hero and their channel to Trump. In the White House, he’s a part of the US government, in… Read More Trump and the Alt-Right

In light of the season: the upcoming national party political conventions and the calamitous presidential race of 2016, we need a break. Something worthy, compelling, intelligent. A reminder to all invested in upright governance and social justice. What seems difficult to define becomes more succinct and substantial when you listen to Barbara Jordan. A black… Read More To the Democratic Party – a concise reminder of who you are

“The U.S. has a tendency, when there’s an economic or social crisis, to affix unfair blame on public-school teachers.”CREDITPHOTOGRAPH BY CAROLYN DRAKE / MAGNUM Our educational system is a microcosm of the greater society as a whole. It reflects our priorities, social structure, and economy. It’s also serves as a weathervane, directly impacting the future… Read More Stop Blaming The Teachers

Indicative of the current racial climate in the US, “White Lives Matter” (WLM) has been classified as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The group had been forged in the crucible of the “Black Lives Matter” movement and is a skewed devisive alternative. An alternative based on a narrow and misconstrued… Read More “White Lives Matter” joins SPLC hate group list

This is a Billboard article written by Natalie Weiner. It is about the collaboration of two innovative icons of the music arts, Prince and one of his most powerful influences, Miles Davis. Titans of talent and musical creativity. A fitting piece in the wake of Prince’s untimely death. Both represent huge losses to the music… Read More Homage to Prince with Miles Davis

The Rand MacNally era of the Middle East has ended. That is an historically heavily loaded and brilliant statement. Simple, but powerful in that it provides a context for understanding the Middle East today. There is much more than just this, but it helpful to understand. Many of the current borders of the Middle… Read More The Rand MacNally era of the Middle East has ended